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Greeley Colorado is the county seat and largest city in Weld County. The city is located 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. According to a 2006 state census estimate, Greely has a population of 98,596 annually and as such the city is the 12th largest city in Colorado. From an aviation perspective, annual temperatures run around 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) in the summer, and 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius) in the winter. However, there can be severe temperature and weather fluctuations so pilots should ensure that proper weather planning is always executed.

Greeley-Weld County

Greeley-Weld County Airport is positioned 40 miles north of Denver. Because the airport is outside of what is referred to as Class B airspace (airspace that must be controlled from the surface to 10,000 feet), general, and regional aviation can use the same facility. The airport is capable of handling aircraft in size and weight commercial categories without a functioning control tower, as long as prior approval from the airport management has been secured. According to 2008 FAA statistics Greeley-Weld operates an average of 57,000 transient operations, 84,000 local operations and 1,000 military operations annually. Greeley-Weld County Airport 600 Airport Road #A Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 336-3030 gxy.net

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The temperature in Colorado in December tends to be very predictable, so you can generally count on the forecast and travel light.

The temperature in Colorado in December is somewhat unpredictable, so be on the safe side and prepare for a variety of conditions.

The temperature in Colorado in December is highly unpredictable, so use the forecast as a guide, but be ready for anything!

Easton/Valley View/Airport

Easton/Valley View is a privately-owned airport operated as a public airport. The airport property is located approximately seven miles southeast of the city of Greeley. The airport operates outside of Class B airspace, however, its two runways are too short to handle heavier aircraft categories. According to 2008 FAA statistics Easton/Valley View operates an average of two taxi operations, 667 transient operations and 2,223 local operations annually. Easton/Valley View/Airport P.O. Box 787 Evans, CO 80620 (970) 330-7005 airnav.com

Uhrich Airport

Uhrich Airport is a privately-owned airport operated as a public airport. The airport property is located approximately three miles northwest of the city of Greeley. Similar to Easton/Valley View, Uhrich operates outside Class B airspace, but this airport is entirely inappropriate for commercial operations. As a purely general aviation airport, Uhrich Airport maintains no FAA flight operations statistics. Uhrich Airport 21474 Colorado Road 66 Greeley, CO 80631 (303) 352-5194

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Since 1984, Rick Carlton has authored more than 450 articles on the principles, application, analysis and deployment of interoperable enterprise technologies. Additionally, he has written more than 150 feature articles on aviation, auto and motorsports topics including work for The Auto Channel, "Automobile," "Flight Training" and "On-Track" magazine. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.